Palace, Museum, Park sights in Europe

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   Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte

   • Naples, Italy
   • Sights › Palace, museum, park

   This colossal palace took more than a century to build. Originally planned as a hunting lodge for Charles VII of Bourbon, the king's plans just kept getting grander. By its completion in 1759, Naples had a new palazzo. Official residence of Joseph Bonaparte and Joachim Murat during the decade of French rule (1806–15), it's now home to the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte and its superlative art collection.

   With much of the collection inherited by Charles from his mother Elisabetta Farnese, the museum's extensive booty is spread over three floors and 160 rooms. The 1st floor is dominated by the Galleria Farnese and the Appartamento Reale (Royal Apartment); the 2nd floor…

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